The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-17

of N. Rufus Gill, ESQ.,, the well-known member of
the bar, died at his fathers residence in the city,
ON Sunday last, of typhoid fever. Mr.. Gill was
also member of the bar and was promising
young man.
w. Lorman Roberts, the Baltimore broker
who fed to Canada several months ago, has also
come to grief over the line and is said to be in
Strengthened circumstances. Roberts had some
property interests in Towsontown and was occa-
sionaly seen here.
The Baltimore city Water Board has re-
elected Mr. Robert X. Martin chief engineer, and
Major VIM. L. Kenly, superintendent of the coun-
ty division. Mr.. d. Grafton Carlisle, formerly Of
Baltimore county, who was bill distributor, was
not reelected BY the Board.
Application has been made to the Governor
for the pardon of John Burgess, who was convicted
at the last September term of the Baltimore coun-
ty Circuit Court of larceny and sentenced to the
penitentiary for two years. The matter will be
heard by the Governor, December 22d.
We have had regular levee in The UNION
office this week and the consequence large num-
Der of subscription bills were paid But there are
still many others whose pleasant faces we have
not yet been permitted to gaze upon, though we
hope to see them before it is time to write 1888.
DIR. C. A. Rutedge, who is extensively en-
gagged in canning and other business at The Rocks
and Upper Cross Roads, has gone to New York
and Boston on business and pleasure trip. He
mt up tho past season 81, 600 cases of corn and
SSSAA SNAS
prices.
"A gentleman who residesin Towsontown has
a cunning little boy about two and-a-half years
old, who occasionally says some very quaint things
A day or two ago he fell against stove, hurting
his head, and in telling about it afterwards he was
asked if be cried. "No," he said, ~ didn't cry;
/ only bawled."
Miss Ida NJ Shanklin, second daughter of
Mr.. Arthur W. Shanklin, died of consumption at
her fathers residence, near Loeb Raven, on the
10th inst, in the 10th year of her age. The fu-
neral took place at the Catholic Church, Towson-
town, on Monday morning, and was very largely
attended Interment at Govanstown.
The County Commissioners were again be-
seiced this week by of1ce-seekers, very large
majority of whom are certainly doomed to disap-
pointment. The sooner the Board settles upon its
appointments the bette. it will be for it we'll
for the applicants, many of whom are wasting val
liable time seeking that which is unattainable
1t is not generally known that the law pro-
hibts postmasters from delivering letters to girls
under Is and boys under Il years unless by order
of their parents or guardians. The exact reading
of the statue is "A letters addressed to girls under
Is years, or boys under 81 years of age, will be
placed in the care of their parents or guardians"
Mr.. Oliver 7. Beaum mt, of Baltimore coun-
ty who holds position in Washington Navy Ysrd
and who was lately elected first ce-president of
the MARYLAND Democratic Association of the Dis
trict, has resigned the last named position on the
ground that his relations to the administration do
not warrant his holding Office in political organ
ization.
"A petition was presented to the County Com
missioners this week asking for the opening of
Malvern avenue, extending from Ruxton Station,
N c. R. R., to the Falls road at or near Wright's
Bleach and Dye Works. The opening of this road
would be great public convenience and would be
direct route from ToWsontown past huxton 10
the Falls road.
"A Towsontown man was in luck this week.
He was walking on Baltimore street, in the city,
with friend, when, passing large clothing store
the friend took silver dollar from his POCKET and
offered to match for an overcoat. The Towson-
town man accepted and won. He lie now sporting
a very snug coat which the other fellow paid for
like little man.
The Towsontown correspondent OF the Sun
says Towsontown's artesian well is about $50 feet
deep. Something wrong about this, as the con-
tract only calls for 600 feet and the borers still
at work. If a sufficient flow of water is not OBJ
tanned when that depth is reached, then other
rangements will have to be made. The we'll is
about $50 feet deep.
There are a good many citizens of Towson-
town who are anxious that the town should be in
corporated while there are others who would OPP
pose the scheme. Other less important towns in
this State were long ago incorporated and have
prospered. Why not try it on here? We hope
the taxpayers will consider this matter before the
meeting of the Legislature.
Mr.. John U. O'Brien, who is engaged in
business on the Baltimore county side of Eicott
City. while crossing the bridge over the Patapsco
on Wednesday night, fell into hole which had
been left open by some workmen and made mar
row escape from going to the rocky bed of the
stream, and perhaps being killed. Prompt assist
ance was all that saved him.
in looking over some of our Maryland ex-
changes we find many of our local and other items
copied bodily and never q word of credit to The
UNION. Brethren, if you want to "steal our thun-
DER" have the kindness to show some originality
and not so much laziness by dressing the items up
in new clothes. Some exchanges even steal our
State news but it's awfully old news by the time
it reaches their readers.
On. Tuesday numerously signed petition
ing that that portion Of the old Maiden's Choice
road in the LIST district extending from the inter-
section of the norhernmost side of Wilkens avenue
at the line dividing the lands of the late Robert
Fowler and G. S. Watts to the northeast corner Of
Mrs. Caldwels land, be closed. Mr.. Watts is op-
posed to the closing of the road.
Last week Baltimore huckster appeared
in Towsontown with a wagon load Of eggs which
he offered to sell at Is cents dozen. One of our
dealers bought sixty dozen from him and COM
menced running them off at 30 cts. After num-
Der of sales had been made the eggs commenced
coming back, all of them turning out bad-very
bad, indeed. 1t is safe to say that that huckster
will not show up here very soon again.
When the road supervisors were paid of on
| Tuesday their checks were made payable at the
| Manufacturers Bank, Baltimore. 1t did not suit
many of them to go to the city and they presented
their checks at the Towson National Bank, where
| they were cashed, but each holder was charged at
the rate of 25 cents for each 500 for that accom-
mediation. This caused some lively kicking, but
| even at that rate it was cheaper for them than
| going to Baltimore would have been.
"A letter from Hon. Washington Townsend,
| Do snfn ne al Ia has
out his interest in Towsontown, having lately sold
| his remaining lots. He says at seems to me
| that if you were incorporated into borough and
| had good supply of water and the town was
lighted by gas or electricity, there would be no
more delightful suburban residence in oil that part
| of Maryland" Yes, that is SO; but that little
word off is what plays the mischief with us.
A case from Hartford county tried in
| the Circuit Court here the past week and one of
the witnesses, who got "tired" soon after landing
in the town, managed to furnish good deal of
amusement to those who saw his antics. For
several days he vibrated about the centre of the
town, stopping all the street corners to execute
peculiar jig in which he appeared to find much
| pleasure He was a Hartford man all over, but
| judging from appearances, he didn't 60 much on
local option.
| "A man from the Belt who wanted an Office,
appeared before the County Commissioners on
| Tuesday and told the Board that he had spent the
price of house to elect them and that he would
| do the same two years hence. This kind of. "ar
| gument" appeared to make very little impression
on the Commissioners, and it would no doubt be q
| good thing to turn that fellow down. If o man
| has nothing else to recommend him than the fact
that he spends his money freely in politics, he is
hardly fit person to fill Office.
| "A short time ago gentleman in Towson-
town saw strange colored girl in the York road
railway station and hired her for family servant.
| The girl was handy but she had been about the
house only day or two when number of articles
| were missed. She was at once suspected and upon
going to her room the door found to be locked.
Finally an entrance was effected and search re-
vealed the fact that the girl thief and that
she had hid about SIS worth of clothing which she
no doubt intended getting away with. She was
promptly fred and no doubt she is working her
little game somewhere else now.
Orphans Court.-The following business was
transacted by the Orphans Court for Baltimore
county for session ending December 14th, 1887
| Ordered, that Maria G.. Horwitz is hereby ap-
pointed guardian to her daughter, H. G. Horwitz.
Ordered, that Barbara E. Bosom be appointed
guardian to the infant children of Elisha Bosom.
Ordered that Barbara F. Miller, guardian to
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